The photos, the first of the deceased Benedict to be released, were taken on the morning of Jan. 1.
Benedict XVI will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica from Jan. 2-4. His funeral Mass will take place in the Vatican square on the morning of Jan 5.
The funeral will be solemn, but sober, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
After the funeral Mass, Benedict XVI’s remains will be entombed in the Vatican crypt, under St. Peter’s Basilica.
Bruni told journalists on Jan. 1 that some of the people closest to Benedict, likely those who worked for him in his household, will view the body at the Vatican monastery on Sunday.
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